left-wing

See also: leftwing and left wing

English

Alternative forms

leftwing, left wing

Etymology

From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution.

Adjective

left-wing (comparative more left-wing, superlative most left-wing)

(politics) Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.

Synonyms

left, leftish
liberal (particularly US and Canada)

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Translations

favoring political, social, and economic equality

Chinese:
Mandarin: 左派 (zh) (zuǒpài), 左翼 (zh) (zuǒyì)
Czech: levicový (cs)
Dutch: links (nl)
Finnish: vasemmisto- (fi), vasemmistolainen (fi)
French: gauche (fr)
Galician: esquerdista (gl)
Georgian: მემარცხენე (memarcxene)
German: linke (de)
Italian: sinistra (it)
Japanese: 左派 (ja) (さは, saha), 左翼 (ja) (さよく, sayoku)
Korean: 좌익(左翼) (jwaik), 좌파(左派) (jwapa)
Latvian: kreiss
Portuguese: de esquerda, esquerdista (pt)
Romanian: de stânga
Russian: ле́вый (ru) (lévyj)
Spanish: izquierdista (es), de izquierdas
Thai: ฝ่ายซ้าย (th) (fàai-sáai)
Vietnamese: cánh tả

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